Vocab
Harrell describes "primordial soup" as meaning what?
Human flesh, bones, insides, guts, etc.
This literary term happens when a comparison between two symbols or objects is made which is specific
Simile
"My heart is the sea" is an example of which literary term?
Metaphor
Who did Edgar Allen Poe Marry?
His cousin
This poetic term is defined as "A collection of lines in a poem"
Stanza
This term is used to mean "split apart"
Diverged
This literary term happens when a comparison between two symbols or objects is made which is non-specific
Metaphor
"The wind shook me awake," is an example of which literary term?
Personification
How did Edgar Allen Poe Die?
It is unknown, he was lying in a gutter, drunk
This poetic term means a stanza which consists of only two lines, and often rhymes
Couplet
"Perhaps the leisurely ways of Victorian Life..." in this sentence, what does leisurely mean?
Relaxed
This literary term happens when the beginning sounds of a sequence of words are repeated
Alliteration
The Winged seraphs of heaven are a reference to the bible. What literary term do we use to signify a reference to a well known text?
Allusion
What is an adjective that you would use to describe the tone of Edgar Allen Poe's Poetry?
Depressing, Dark, Sad, Upsetting
This poetic term is simplified by Harrell as meaning "syllable count," but actually means, "The amount of on-syllables in a line of poetry"
Meter
What is a winged Seraph?
True or False: Personification is when non-human objects or things are given human characteristics?
False. Personification is when inanimate objects are given human characteristics
"I flew as a bird in heaven, separated from the earth and its people," is an example of this literary term
Simile
What did Edgar Allen Poe's wife die of?
Tuberculosis
What is a quote at the beginning of a poem or other work called?
An epigraph
This vocabulary term is the official name for a tomb which Jesus Christ was buried in, and is used throughout "Annabel Lee"
A sepulchre
This literary term happens when the poem does not end a line in punctuation, and continues being read like a sentence
Enjambment
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages since," is an example of which poetic term?
Enjambment
In "Bridal Ballad," is the Bride marrying someone she truly loves?
No, her true love died in a battle
This form of poetry is often used by Shakespeare throughout his plays, and is characterized by iambic pentameter, and an A,B,A,B rhyme scheme
Sonnet